Hi Lynne, welcome to the Irish genealogy circus! I too have Irish ancestors from around the same time as you. I never knew a lot of my father at all until after he died back in 1976! There are things you can do with those certs you say you have. Firstly, there are two censuses you may be able to check if you have addresses around 1911 and 1901, they may have been living at those stated when they married. Someone may be able to check for them if you ask the List nicely. Your grandfather was in the army as you state, was this the English or the Irish army? The date you give is very close to the Uprising of 1916. A lot of records were lost between then and 1922, the Civil War there. Was the marriage in a registry office or Church, you could write to the Church and ask for a copy of the original register from the Church, that will also cost, mine was ?5, Euros. There may also be other information on the reverse of the register too, I found my grandmother's name that way and where they were from. A good idea would be to visit Dublin and get to the genealogical sites they offer, Joyce House for the civil registers, the Archive centre for censuses, the Library for other issues and of course the Churches. There is also an LDS Family History Centre in Sutton Coldfield that has numerous Irish records, their phone number is 0121 386 4902, they may be able to help. This List is also invaluable for information, all you have to do is ask the questions and hopefully you'll get the answers you want. Then there is www.tiara.ie , which is a site for beginners in Ireland and explains all the sites that may help in your research. Hope this has managed to help you with something. You may also contact me off list or via my site, if you have any more questions that I may be able to help you with. Regards, Michael McAllister www.dig4ancestors.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "lynne beattie" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:12 PM Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN-CITY] Help me if you can please Hello there First please may I wish you a very happy and healthy 2007. . My name is Lynne Beattie from Nottingham England and I have been trying to research my Irish roots for a very long time and getting it know where. I feel as if I'm on a Merry Go round not feeling very merry though just dizzy around and around. The only truly information that I have on my father is his birth certificate and my grandparents marriage certificate. My father William at Desmond Beatty born 26th March 1921 at number 63 Murtage road Dublin 4. I also have an e-mail from the parish priest at Aughrim Street saying we have an entry his marriage to a Norah Gleeson in the Church of the Sacred Heart Donnybrook Dublin 4 26th June 1946. I have e-mailed the Sacred Heart Donnybrook but have not received any confirmation as of yet. The information that I have for of my grandparent is a very little I'm afraid I didn't even know it then names until I got their marriage certificate. They were married in the Church of Aughrim Street north Dublin on there 15th June 1917. My grandfather was Eugene Lawrence Beatty it just gives his age as fall profession soldier second lieutenant address 27 Dartmouth road his father Michael Beattie occupation Clarke. My grandmother Margaret Staines aged as fall address 63 Murtagh Road her father Edward Staines occupation Clarke. I am going to send this e-mail to as many people as possible church organisations and hopefully people with the surnames involved in the hope of getting a connection or information no matter how small. I am so desperate to find if there was children born to the marriage between William and Nora could have half brothers or half-sisters out there and not know( This saddens me immensely) May I take this opportunity to thank you so very much for reading my e-mail and please feel free to just a ignore it take care. Kind regards Lynne desperate for a connection.